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Fatima Zaidi (born in 1989) is a Canadian entrepreneur,[1] University lecturer at the University of Toronto,[2] and co-chair of Tech4SickKids at SickKids Hospital.[3]
She is the founder and CEO of Quill Inc, a Canadian podcast agency,[4] and CoHost, a podcast hosting and analytics tool for brands and agencies.[5][6]
Zaidi was born in Muscat, Oman, to Pakistani parents.[7] She moved to Toronto, Canada, in 2007.[8][9]
In 2016, Zaidi became the VP of Business Development for the Toronto marketing agency, Eighty-Eight.[10] In the same year, she began appearing on segments for BNN Bloomberg on the challenges female founders face in entrepreneurship.[11]
In 2019, Zaidi launched Quill Inc, a branded podcast agency that works with North American brands.[12][13][14] In 2021, Quill Inc launched CoHost, a podcast hosting and analytics tool for brands and agencies.[5]
Since 2016, Zaidi has been an advisor for startup companies Willful and Abacus Agency. In 2021, Zaidi took on a teaching position at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Education to educate students on podcasting.[2]
In 2020, Zaidi became the co-chair of the #Tech4SickKids[15] council for SickKids Hospital.
Since 2016, Zaidi has won two Top 30 under 30 awards by Marketing Magazine[16] and Bay Street Bull,[17] the Young Professional of the Year by Notable Life,[18] Veuve Clicquot's Bold Future Award,[19] The Women in Content Marketing Award, Bay Street Bull's Woman of the Year,[20] and one of Flare Magazine's Top 100 Women.
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